German wind and PtX developer Enertrag has selected France-based Elogen to supply a 10MW proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyser to be installed at a site near Magdeburg, in Germany.
Elogen will supply the electrolyser in 2024 for the green hydrogen project, which is one of several that Enertrag is developing in north and central Germany.
The electrolyser will produce up to four tonnes of green hydrogen per day, with the electricity needed for electrolysis coming exclusively from renewable sources.
The electrolyser will enable the power system to compensate for wind and solar fluctuations., while the green hydrogen produced will contribute to decarbonising heavy industry and long-distance trucking, and, in the medium term, to supplying the 100% hydrogen pipelines of the gas transmission system operator ONTRAS.
Jean-Baptiste Choimet, Managing Director of Elogen, said: “We are particularly proud that the Elogen membrane electrolysis technology has been chosen for its performance by Enertrag, a leading European player in innovative renewable energy solutions.
“This is also an important step for Elogen since this contract concerns an electrolyser with a capacity of 10MW, confirming the scaling-up of our technology for larger projects.”
Manuela Blaicher, Head of PtX Project Development at Enertrag, added: “Enertrag is very proud to announce this step towards a 10MW electrolysis capacity in Germany with many possibilities of deployment, both in industry and in the mobility sector.
“With this reference plant, we will produce hydrogen from renewable energies on an industrial scale.”